Candidate for
Council Member; City of Oakland; Council District 5

Organizations

Alameda County Democratic Party
Alameda County Democratic Lawyers Club
California Democratic Party--Chicano Latino Caucus
Metropolitan Greater Oakland (MGO) Democratic Club
John George Democratic Club
Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club
East Bay Young Democrats
Asian Pacific American Democratic Caucus of Alameda County
Oakland Unified School District Police Officers Association
Oakland Education Association
Alameda County Central Labor Council - AFL-CIO
Alameda County Building and Construction Trades Council
Oakland Builders Alliance
Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 1021
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Local 595
Teamsters, Local 70
Operating Engineers, Local 3
United Association of Journeyman and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry, Local 342
Carpenters Union, Local 713
OakPAC (Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce)
East Bay Small Business Council
Oakland Latino Merchants Association
Association Commerciales Profesionales de Oakland
Sierra Club San Francisco Bay Chapter
League of Conservation Voters of the East Bay
Oakland Civil Liberties Alliance

Elected Officials

State Controller John Chiang
State Controller Steve Westly (Ret.)
State Board of Equalization Member Betty Yee
State Senator Art Torres (Ret.)
State Assemblymember Sandré Swanson
State Assemblymember Bob Wieckowski
Alameda County Treasurer Donald White
Alameda County Supervisor Nate Miley
Alameda County Supervisor Richard Valle
Alameda County Supervisor Scott Haggerty
Alameda County Supervisor Mary King (Ret.)
Oakland Mayor Elihu Harris (Ret.)
Oakland City Council President Larry Reid
Oakland City Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan
Oakland City Councilmember Pat Kernighan
Oakland School Board President Alice Spearman
Oakland School Boardmember Christopher Dobbins
Oakland School Boardmember Jumoke Hinton Hodge
Oakland School Boardmember Toni Cook (Ret.)
Alameda County Board of Education Member Marlon McWilson
Alameda County Board of Education Member Aisha Knowles
Alameda County Water District Boardmember Marin Koller
Peralta Community Colleges Board President Bill Riley
Peralta Community Colleges Boardmember Linda Handy
BART Director Robert Raburn
BART Director John McPartland
AC Transit Director Chris Peeples
AC Transit Director Mark Williams
AC Transit Director Joel Young
AC Transit Director Rocky Fernandez (Ret.)
East Bay MUD Director Doug Linney
East Bay MUD Director Lesa McIntosh
East Bay MUD Director John Coleman
East Bay MUD Director Katy Foulkes
East Bay MUD Director Andy Katz
East Bay MUD Director Bill Patterson
East Bay MUD Director Frank Mellon
Alameda Vice-Mayor Rob Bonta
Berkeley City Councilmember Jesse Arreguin
Berkeley City Councilmember Laurie Capitelli
Berkeley City Councilmember Kriss Worthington
Berkeley Rent Boardmember Igor Tregub
Berkeley Rent Boardmember Asa Dodsworth
Emeryville School Board President Miguel Dwin
Fremont Vice Mayor Anu Natarajan
Fremont City Councilmember Dominic Dutra
Fremont City Councilmember Bill Harrison
Ohlone Community College Board President Teresa Cox
Newark School Boardmember Nancy Thomas
Pleasanton City Councilmember Cheryl Cook-Kallio
San Leandro Mayor Shelia Young (Ret.)
San Leandro Mayor Tony Santos (Ret.)
San Leandro City Councilmember Ursula Reed
San Leandro City Councilmember Jim Prola
San Leandro City Councilmember Linda Perry (Ret.)
San Leandro School Boardmember Diana Prola
San Leandro School Boardmember-Elect Corina Lopez
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee

Appointed Officials

Oakland Planning Commission Chair Mark McClure (Ret.)
Oakland Planning Commissioner Michael Colbruno
Oakland Port Commissioner Margaret Gordon
Oakland Budget Advisory Commission Chair Jay Ashcroft
Oakland Budget Advisory Commissioner Richard Zavala
Oakland Budget Advisory Commissioner Damon Eaves
Oakland Budget Advisory Commissioner Ken Benson
Oakland Budget Advisory Commissioner Nicolas Heidorn
Former Deputy Assistant United States Secretary of Commerce Ro Khanna

Democratic Party Leaders

California Democratic Party First Vice-Chair Alexandra Gallardo-Rooker
Alameda County Democratic Central Committee 16 AD Vice-Chair Kathy Neal
Alameda County Democratic Central Committee Member Bonnie Wheatley
Alameda County Democratic Central Committee Member Howard Edgerman
Alameda County Democratic Central Committee Member Dr. Ray Walwan
Alameda County Democratic Central Committee Member Edie Irons
Alameda County Democratic Central Committee Member Carl Jaramillo
Alameda County Democratic Central Committee Member John Smith
Alameda County Democratic Central Committee Member Patricia Danielson
Alameda County Democratic Central Committee Member Paul Sethy
Alameda County Democratic Central Committee Member Margarita Lacabe
Alameda County Democratic Central Committee Member-Elect Andy Kelley
Alameda Democratic Club President Jim Odie
Alameda County Democratic Lawyers Club Executive Board Member Joel Freid

Public Safety Leaders

James Williams, OUSD Police Chief
Miguel De Luna, OUSD Police Officer
Dom Arotzarena, Oakland Police Sergeant
Eddie Bermudez, Oakland Police Officer
Sean Festag, Oakland Police Officer

Environmental Leaders

Brian Beverage, West Oakland Environmental Indicator
Olga Bolotina, Sierra Club North Alameda County
Arthur Feinstein, Chair, Sierra Club San Francisco Bay Chapter
Kent Lewandowski, Chair, Sierra Club North Alameda County
Alan Tobey, Sierra Club North Alameda County
Vinnie Bacon, Sierra Club Southern Alameda County

Labor Leaders

Dolores Huerta, United Farm Workers Co-Founder
Al Marshall, SEIU 1021
Dwight McElroy, SEIU 1021
Dan Rush, UFCW Local 5, Special Operations

Business Leaders

Carl Chan, Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce
Jose Duenas, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Alameda County
Merlin Edwards, Oakland African American Chamber of Commerce
Darryl Carey, President Emeritus, East Bay Small Business Council
Clinton Killian, Oakland Builders Alliance Board Member
Enrique Barraza, All Weather Roofing
Cuahtemoc Jimenez, Casa Jimenez Restaurant
Ramon Rodriguez, Los Mexicanos Market
Abel Rodriguez, Bay Farm Produce
Rosendo Gamez, Ciudad Mexico
Hugo Guerrero, Hugo Tours and Travel
Bertha Mendoza, Image Hair
Mowgly Rendon, Olympic Glass
John Ly, Century Buffett
Sam Ye, Yee Holdings
Ana Creithian, ABC Security
Tony Batarse, Lloyd Wise
Margarita Rodriguez, Farmers Insurance
Lilian Cabrera, Farmers Insurance
Julio Burgos, Sin Mex Body Shop
Jose Ferreira, Radiator Shop
Frank Pardo, Pardo Insurance
Ray Menjivar, Western Wear
Josefina Lopez, Corazon del Pueblo
Shawn Nguyen, Majestic Home Furnitures
Enrique Barraza, All Weather Roofing
Pamela Drake, Lakeshore Business Improvement District
Frank Tucker, CEO, Tucker Technology

Faith Leaders

Father Francisco Figueroa, Saint Jarlett Church Pastor
Father Oscar Mendez, Saint Elizabeth Church Pastor
Father Jay Matthews, Saint Benedicts Catholic Church Pastor

Community Leaders

Jose Arrendondo
Leslie Bonett, Chair, Cannabis Regulatory Commission of Oakland
Rodney Brooks
Federico G. Chavez, Administrative Law Judge
Nyeisha DeWitt, Oakland Natives Give Back, Inc
George Duarte, Bay East Association of Realtors LGR Chair
Dan Gray, Gray and Reynolds
Carl Hackney, Boardmember, 100 Black Men
Gene Hazzard, Oakland Black Caucus
Jai Jennifer, Greenstone Developments
Andre Jones, Chief of Staff to Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan
Carol "CJ" Jones
John Loh, Loh Real Estate
Doris Martinez
Randy Mejivar
Chris Miley
Betty Olson-Jones, Oakland Education Association President Emeritus
Geoffrey Pete, President, Oakland Black Caucus
Robert Raich, Attorney
Bob Swanson
Trish Tamasbi
Shawn Wilson
Roy Wilson, Director, Marin Luther King Jr. Freedom Center

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